China Rocket Co. Ltd.Smart Dragon 3Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Geely Constellation Group 05

Name: Geely Constellation Group 05 launch
Start: 2025-09-08T19:48:00.000Z
End: 2025-09-08T20:00:00.000Z
Location: Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Launched

September 8, 2025 · 19:48 UTC

Launch Successful

Image: CASC

Summary

Geely Constellation Group 05 launched on a China Rocket Co. Ltd. Smart Dragon 3 from Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport on September 8, 2025 at 19:48 UTC. The launch window ran from 19:39 to 20:00 UTC. It was China Rocket Co. Ltd.'s 8th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 7,056th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Smart Dragon 3 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Geely Xingzuo 05 zu 01 xing, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 593 × 611 km orbit inclined 50.0°. 13 objects from this launch are catalogued, 11 of them payloads.

Watch: Live: Jielong-3 Jili 05A-K Launch (No Commentary)International Rocket Launches
Vehicle: Smart Dragon 3 · China Rocket Co. Ltd.
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone: 7th Smart Dragon 3 flight · 3rd this yearChina Rocket Co. Ltd.'s 8th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 7,056th orbital launch attempt207th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

50.0°Inclination

593 × 611 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

96.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements

262.8°Ascending node

402 d agoElement epoch2025-09-09 08:10 UTC · stale

Geely Xingzuo 05 zu 01 xing · NORAD 65550 · 2025-201 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 13 objects

Show the numbers

Object: OBJECT A
Object ID: 2025-201A
Epoch: 2025-09-09 08:10:17 UTC
Mean motion: 14.91040571 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.00133033
Inclination: 49.9867°
Ascending node: 262.8328°
Arg. of perigee: 295.1592°
Mean anomaly: 64.7969°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 8
B*: 0.000093082914

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Catalogued objects

13 catalogued: 11 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 11 still in orbit

Geely Xingzuo 05 zu 01 xing · NORAD 65550 · in orbit
Geely Xingzuo 05 zu 02 xing · NORAD 65551 · in orbit
Geely Xingzuo 05 zu 03 xing · NORAD 65552 · in orbit
Geely Xingzuo 05 zu 04 xing · NORAD 65553 · in orbit
Geely Xingzuo 05 zu 05 xing · NORAD 65554 · in orbit
Geely Xingzuo 05 zu 06 xing · NORAD 65555 · in orbit
Geely Xingzuo 05 zu 07 xing · NORAD 65556 · in orbit
Geely Xingzuo 05 zu 08 xing · NORAD 65557 · in orbit
Geely Xingzuo 05 zu 09 xing · NORAD 65558 · in orbit
Geely Xingzuo 05 zu 10 xing · NORAD 65559 · in orbit
Geely Xingzuo 05 zu 11 xing · NORAD 65560 · in orbit

Jielong-3 Y7 Stage 4 · re-entered September 24, 2025

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

11 LEO communications satellites for Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automotive for testing autonomous driving/inter-vehicle communication services. They also carry payloads for ocean observation.

Pad

Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

5th launch from Rizhao offshore launch location, 3rd this year · 18th from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 9, 3:48 AM GMT+8, at night

7 launches from this pad · 28 from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

31 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Sep 8, 2025 · source

Show 3 earlier updates

Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/8/2025 · source
Unofficial Webcast by International Rocket Launches has started
LL2 · 9/8/2025 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain; probably with Geely Constellation Group 05.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/5/2025 · source

Questions

When did Geely Constellation Group 05 launch?

Geely Constellation Group 05 launched on September 8, 2025 at 19:48 UTC. The launch window ran from 19:39 to 20:00 UTC.

Where can I watch Geely Constellation Group 05?

Coverage: Live: Jielong-3 Jili 05A-K Launch (No Commentary). Watch the replay

What rocket launched Geely Constellation Group 05?

Smart Dragon 3, flown by China Rocket Co. Ltd.. Smart Dragon 3 spec sheet

Where did Geely Constellation Group 05 launch from?

Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport. Liftoff was Sep 9, 3:48 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.

What orbit did Geely Constellation Group 05 reach?

Geely Xingzuo 05 zu 01 xing, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 593 × 611 km orbit inclined 50.0°.

How many satellites did Geely Constellation Group 05 launch?

11 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 11 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).